You can't go wrong using a good product. Rejex has a great reputation in the boating world along with others like Meguires Flagship.
This is extreme but I am just starting to clean up my boat to make it look a bit nicer to sell. I am ashamed of myself but the boat has been sitting outdoors in storage since the end of 2006. Before forgetting about it & going RVing I did a pretty good job of mothballing it which involved a very thorough cleaning & waxing.
Thirteen years later it is looking very sad & I was dreading the work involved to bring it back, if it can be brought back. All kinds of things have been growing on it. Big surprise yesterday when I first tackled it with plain water & a stiff bristled boat deck brush. Most of the ick brushed right off leaving stains in the worst areas. Next step was to roll on muriatic acid using a small short nap roller. Bingo! brown stain gone. Rinsed the acid off with a soft brush, an old one well used from cleaning the trailer, & was left with a gelcoat that looks to be in remarkably good condition.
Next step will be a soap & water wash followed by a cleaner wax, 3M marine cleaner wax, finishing off with Meguires Flagship wax.
Looking forward to the results. Hoping to add thousands in value to the boat simply by looking fresh & clean. Should take some before, during & after pics. Hope to get the bulk of the cleaning done this week weather permitting.
Can't help but wonder how bad it would be had I not given it the attention before mothballing it in the spring of 2007?
A word of advice to anyone thinking of trying muriatic acid or Mary Kate On Off on a RV. DON'T DO IT. The acid will have a very nasty reaction with the cheap metal fasteners used in RV construction & any alloy metals it might touch. Nasty stuff. Best to use traditional cleaners such as Simple Green, Tepol or dishwashing liquids to clean a neglected RV before the compounding, if necessary, & waxing stage.
